Weegee's New York: Photographs, 1935-1960. by COPLANS, John (introduction) - 2000

Schirmer Mosel, 1999-12-31. paperback. Very Good. 9x1x11. Very good stiff glossy paper wraps; light rubbing along edges. Binding tight; contents clean and unmarked. 335pp. No reader's crease. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Brand: Schirmer Art Books, 2000-01-01. paperback. Used: Good.

Monaco: Schirmer/Mosel, , 1996. Brossura (wrappers). Ottimo (Fine). Introduzione di John Coplan. 335 fotografie in bianco e nero di Weegee. Biografia, Bibliografia. 4to (cm 29 x 23). pp. 335. Ottimo (Fine). . Legendary photojournalist Weegee's unflinching eye led him to territory few other photographers of his time dared to go. His New York was not the glamorous world of nightclubs and bustling sidewalks, but of the back alleys and forgotten tenements that bore witness to the city's tragedy and violence. Weegee's New York is a city wounded by the Great Depression, in the throes of unemployment and poverty, of crime, corruption, and prostitution. Taken mostly at night, and marked by the characteristically harsh, artificial light that cast telltale shadows on their subjects, these photographs of crime victims, homeless vagrants, petty thieves, and resolute policemen document the gritty reality of Weegee's world. The first news photographer permitted a police radio in his car, Weegee would race through… Read More

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